Hughes R-BGAN manual

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP is a communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP addresses in an organization's network. Using the Internet Protocol, each machine that can connect to the Internet needs a unique IP address. You must make sure that the Windows network settings on your PC are set to allow the network to choose IP settings automatically.

Discoverability: In the Bluetooth interface, this term refers to the ability of Bluetooth-based devices to “find” each other when they are in the same proximity. On the Satellite IP Modem Control Pad Bluetooth screen, by enabling or disabling discoverability, you can determine whether the Satellite IP Modem is discoverable or not discoverable by other devices using Bluetooth.

DNS: Domain Name Service, a static, hierarchical name service for TCP/IP hosts. The network administrator configures the DNS with a list of host names and IP addresses, allowing users of workstations configured to query the DNS to specify remote systems by host names rather than IP addresses. On the Satellite IP Modem Control Pad Network Settings screen, a primary and possibly a secondary DNS address supplied by your Service Provider must be assigned.

Ethernet: Ethernet is a local area networking method used widely throughout the computer industry. It is one of the three communications interfaces supported by the Satellite IP Modem.

Fault Code: A number which uniquely references an error in a hardware or software system. In the Satellite IP Modem, if there is a fault detected, the fault code and a description are displayed at the bottom of the Modem Control Pad Home and Status screens.

GPS: Global Positioning System. When the GPS receiver in the Satellite IP Modem gets a bearing on a GPS satellite, the receiver computes and stores the Modem’s location on earth. That location is used in the Pointing Process to obtain your location relative to the Regional BGAN Satellite.

Inmarsat Regional BGAN Satellite IP Modem: Referenced throughout this document as the Satellite IP Modem, this device implements and manages Regional BGAN satellite communications between your computer and Service Provider’s network via one of the three supported interface methods – USB, Ethernet, or Bluetooth.

Interface Lights: The interface lights on the Satellite IP Modem panel – USB, Ethernet, and Bluetooth – 1) indicate the state of the currently-active interface during Normal Operational Mode, or 2) serve as a bar graph to indicate relative signal strength during Pointing Mode.

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